Despite the rainy weather in various parts of Bulgaria, churches in the country are full of believers on Good Friday. In Sofia, many of them visited the Saint Nedelya Metropolitan Cathedral. The worship continues throughout the day. In the evening,..
The day of Christ's Crucifixion is the most sorrowful for the Christian community, the only one on which the Divine liturgy is not celebrated. There is also no Holy Communion, because the Lord Himself offered Himself as a sacrifice through the..
Today is Orthodox Good Friday-the saddest of days. Orthodox Christians fill the temples across the country and remember the suffering, the crucifixion and the death on the cross of Jesus Christ. In the evening, a special service is held with the..
Christ's sufferings or passions, as the Church calls them, reach their climax on the day of His crucifixion. Condemned without guilt, scourged and reviled by the crowd, the Saviour takes the steep road to Golgotha later called "Via Dolorosa"...
During the holy liturgy in Orthodox churches of Bulgaria, there is one chant that is performed only once a year. Only on Good Friday, the chant “Nadgrobnoe ridanie" (Sepulchral lamentation in English), also known as the "Opelo Christovo” (Requiem..
Welcome to Bulgaria Today on April 22. You are with Radio Bulgaria’s podcast on a special day here – Good Friday of the Holy Week, just two days before we will celebrate Easter. Join us for a special edition of Bulgaria Today where we will..
According to Christian belief, Good Friday is the saddest and darkest day for all followers of Jesus Christ, the day commemorating Christ’s crucifixion and death upon the cross. Jesus became the true Lamb of God that took away the sins of the..
Bulgaria opens green corridors for vaccination against Covid-19 Bulgaria has opened today green corridors for vaccination against Covid-19 without prior registration. The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 mRNA vaccine will be predominantly used..
Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday today. Believers visit the Orthodox churches to attend a Good Friday service. This is the saddest day for Christians- the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. On Friday morning, all Christian temples..
"Forgive them, Lord, because they do not know what they are doing!" – with these words Jesus Christ gives forgiveness to his tormentors, redeeming the sins of mankind with His Crucifixion. Instead of a curse, he offers a sincere prayer..
